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CVE-2022-4127

A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw…

Medium5.5EPSS 0.21%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

A NULL pointer dereference issue was discovered in the Linux kernel in io_files_update_with_index_alloc. A local user could use this flaw to potentially crash the system causing a denial of service.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-4127, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.21% · top 88% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Linux kernel (io_uring)

    • affected Fixed in 5.19

References (2)

Sources

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